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Notes
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Dedication: For Rev. Br Juilan McDonald, CFC and Rev. Fr Hugh Murray, CM
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Epigraphs:
The lost self changes, / Turning toward the sea. - Theodore Roethke, The Far Field
I was a stranger, and ye took me in ...' - St. Matthew 25:35
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Night Swimi"Stroke upon stroke", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Navajosi"Just before the State Line", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Brown Frogi"Squatting", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Styx River (3)i"A name was borrowed from Greek mythology,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Blackbirds Crying (for Barbara Coburn)i"Ah, the fall of light at end of day", single work poetry (p. 13)
- On the Death of David Campbelli"I understood the scent", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Migrant Centre Site : Orange Road, Parkesi"Galahs and crested pigeons", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Willowsi"Across the creek the willows grow,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Manhattan Arrivali"Under the wing's tilt", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The End of the Picnici"Between the sandhills and Norfolk pines", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Steps of Mihintalei"Hard to believe", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The New Tenant in No. 5 The New Tenant in No.10i"The humdrum routines", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Burning offi"Two days of rain", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Trespassi"Colo Heights burned", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Gulgongi"Old derelict frameworks", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Govett's Leapi"The chasm's imperial", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- White Waratahsi"Of all the flowers at Colo Heights", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- A Portrait in the Artist as a Traitori"It became the frantic satisfaction", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Rock'n'Roll Heroesi"It began in 1957", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Otago Bayi"Grey clouds roll over the mountains", single work poetry (p. 35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poets Seek the Mundane
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1990; (p. 142)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry -
Very Different Lights in the Night
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry ; Night Parrots 1989 selected work poetry -
Pushing Poetry to Ordinary People
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 October 1989; (p. 14)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry ; Bow Tie & Tails 1989 selected work poetry -
Night Swim
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 115 1989; (p. 44)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry -
Skrzynecki Worthy Heir to the Lyric Tradition
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 July 1989; (p. 78)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry
-
Skrzynecki Worthy Heir to the Lyric Tradition
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 July 1989; (p. 78)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry -
Night Swim
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 115 1989; (p. 44)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry -
Pushing Poetry to Ordinary People
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 October 1989; (p. 14)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry ; Bow Tie & Tails 1989 selected work poetry -
Very Different Lights in the Night
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry ; Night Parrots 1989 selected work poetry -
Poets Seek the Mundane
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1990; (p. 142)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry
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